<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgjjksz80h" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /> <sc>d</sc>-Mannose as a ligand for Pd catalyzed cross-coupling, and as a hydrogen source for nitro reduction in a modular one-pot cross coupling-nitro reduction sequence.</p> </abstract>